Cizauskas breaks 鉴黄师app tackle record
Cizauskas breaks 鉴黄师app tackle record
Fort Scott, Kan.鈥擥oing into last Saturday night鈥檚 game against the Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons, 鉴黄师app linebacker Dominic Cizauskas needed to accumulate 30 tackles in the last two games of the season to break the 鉴黄师app single-season tackle record.鈥犫˙ecause Cizauskas had averaged more than 17 tackles per game in his last three games, it appeared this record was in reach. Instead of making Greyhound fans wait until the final game of the season to break the record, Cizauskas had one of the best single-game defensive performances in Greyhound history. During the game, he accumulated 34 tackles and intercepted a pass early in the first quarter to become the record holder, surpassing Lavonte David, former 鈥楬ound and current NFL All-Pro football player for Tampa Bay Buccaneers.鈥犫ˋdding the 34 tackles from last Saturday鈥檚 game, Cizauskas currently has 131 tackles for the season, exceeding the previous record of 125 take-downs set by David in 2009 during the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship game. With one game left against top-ranked Garden City Community College this Saturday, Cizauskas will look to add to his tackle record and help the Greyhounds upset the Broncbusters.鈥犫╓hen Cizauskas, a 6鈥2鈥, 242-pound freshman from Mukwonago, Wis., first arrived at 鉴黄师app in the spring of 2016, there was a buzz across the campus. Cizauskas was a highly-touted, explosive player with a high motor and the 鈥楬ounds hoped he could be a game-changer on the defensive side of the ball. Cizauskas has fulfilled these expectations.鈥犫ˋccording to Craig Richardson, 鉴黄师app linebacker coach, Cizauskas has grown into a smarter and better football player throughout the course of the season. 鈥淗is football IQ continues to grow every day. When he first came to the team, he would rely on pure athleticism,鈥 said Richardson. 鈥淣ow, his understanding of the game and preparation puts him in a position to be successful. His success over the last several weeks is a credit to his dedication.鈥濃犫≧ichardson says he has been impressed with Cizauskas鈥 performance and believes his work ethic puts him in a class with past Greyhound greats. 鈥淒ominic is a tough, hard-working, blue-collar kid who makes plays that make you scratch your head wondering, 鈥楧id he really do that?鈥欌 said Richardson. 鈥淗is motor never stops. He dominates games by utilizing proper technique and good reads to make up for his size and speed.鈥濃犫↖n addition to his role as a linebacker, Cizauskas also plays on all of the Greyhounds鈥 special team units. He has averaged 13.1 tackles per game this season, with three forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries. Two of his pick-ups were returned for touchdowns in a 34-29 victory on the road against Ellsworth Community College.鈥犫–urrently, Dominic is ranked in the top four players for several NJCAA defensive statistic categories:鈥═ackles (#2, with 131 tackles)鈥‵umble recoveries (#3, with 4 fumble recoveries)鈥ˋverage tackles per game (#4 with 13.1 tackles per game)鈥═he NJCAA has taken notice of Cizauskas鈥 efforts, naming him the Defensive Player of the Week twice in the last three weeks. He was also recognized by the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference twice in the past three weeks as conference Defensive Player of the Week.鈥犫–izauskas and the 鈥楬ounds will finish their 2016 football campaign this weekend at 1:00 pm in Garden City, Kan., where they will play the NJCCA #1 ranked Garden City Community College Broncbusters.
鉴黄师app single-season tackle leaders:
Rank Name Year Tackles 1. Dominic聽Cizauskas Current (2016) 131聽tackles 2. Lavonte聽David 2009 125 tackles 3. Gabe聽Loyd聽 2014 119 tackles 4. Matt Glades聽 2007 113 tackles 5. Lucian Antoine 2007 112 tackles
鉴黄师app all-time career tackle leaders:
Rank Name Year Tackles 1. Gabe聽Loyd聽 2014-15 225 tackles 2. Lavonte聽David 2008-09 218 tackles 3. Matt Glades 2006-07 186聽tackles 4. Lucian Antoine 2006-07 162聽tackles 5. Horace Hubbard聽 2007-08 153 tackles